Daisuke Katō

Career timeline

1. 1911 · Born

   Born in Tokyo, Japan

2. 1936 · Screen debut

   Priest of Darkness (Movie)

3. 1950 · Breakthrough

   Rashomon (Movie)

4. 1968 · Latest release

   Admiral Yamamoto (Movie)

5. 1975 · Died

   July 31, 1975

Career in numbers

2 1930s

4 1940s

48 1950s

44 1960s

• Drama69
• Comedy24
• Action11
• Romance9
• Crime6
• History6

Highest-rated title Seven Samurai 1954 8.5 Most popular title Seven Samurai 1954 8.5

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside Daisuke Katō in our catalogue.

Keiju Kobayashi

18 titles together

Reiko Dan

14 titles together

Asami Kuji

13 titles together

Hisaya Morishige

12 titles together

Haruko Sugimura

10 titles together

Norihei Miki

9 titles together

Yuriko Hanabusa

9 titles together

Yōko Tsukasa

8 titles together

Hiroshi Koizumi

8 titles together

Frankie Sakai

8 titles together

1. 1968 Admiral Yamamoto as Chief of Press Section Movie
2. 1968 Five Gents and a Chinese Merchant as Tsutomu Ariga Movie
3. 1968 Five Gents and Karate Grandpa as Tsutomu Ariga (Takayama Trading General Affairs Manager) Movie
4. 1968 Ryoma ga Yuku as Katsu Kaishu TV
5. 1967 Two in the Shadow as Hayashida 7.8 Movie
6. 1967 Japan's Longest Day as Kenjiro Yabe - NHK Domestic Bureau Director 7.3 Movie
7. 1967 Tabiji as 塩谷駅長・南部斎五郎 TV
8. 1966 The Daphne Movie
9. 1966 The School of Spies as Lieutenant Kusanagi Movie
10. 1966 Moment of Terror as Kawashima Movie
11. 1966 The Stranger Within a Woman Movie
12. 1966 Rise Against the Sword as Budeuemon Hattori Movie
13. 1966 A Company President's Life Story as Gotō Kanju (Managing Director) Movie
14. 1965 Sanshiro Sugata as Hansuke Murai Movie
15. 1965 President's Ninja Trick Book Part II as Chūzō Togashi (Managing Director) Movie
16. 1965 Five Gents' Trick Book Movie
17. 1964 Housing Estates: The Seven Deadly Sins as 4th Sin & 7th Sin Movie
18. 1964 Superexpress as Yukichi Nakae Movie
19. 1964 The Naked Executive as Tadokori - Executive Movie
20. 1963 A Woman's Life as Tobita Movie
21. 1963 Crazy Operation: First Move Movie
22. 1963 Travel Stories of a Company President Part II as Genkichi Yamanaka (Sales Director) Movie
23. 1963 Travel Stories of a Company President Movie
24. 1962 An Autumn Afternoon as Yoshitaro Sakamoto 7.9 Movie
25. 1962 Chûshingura as Kichiemon Terasaka 7.1 Movie
26. 1962 A Wanderer's Notebook as Nobuo Sadaoka Movie
27. 1962 Star of Hong Kong as Syuhei Toru's brother-in-law Movie
28. 1962 Three Gentlemen Return from Hong Kong Movie
29. 1962 The Wiser Age as Ryokichi Movie
30. 1961 A Comedy in Front of the Station: Lunchbox Movie
31. 1961 The End of Summer as Kitagawa Yanosuke 7.5 Movie
32. 1961 A Night in Hong Kong as Kenkichi Matsuyama Movie
33. 1961 Yojimbo as Inokichi 8.1 Movie
34. 1960 Modern Moneymaking Movie
35. 1960 The Husband Was a Baby Movie
36. 1960 The Approach of Autumn as Tomioka Movie
37. 1960 Daughters, Wives and a Mother as Shusuke Tetsumoto Movie
38. 1960 Diary of a Successful Salaryman • Conclusion-Bridegroom: Manager No.1 Movie
39. 1960 The Gambling Samurai as Enzo Niko Movie
40. 1960 Salaryman Idea Book: Man of Worrisome Episodes as Ōkubo Hikosaburō Movie
41. 1960 Hito mo arukeba as Namitaro Namiki Movie
42. 1960 Beyond the Hills as Yakichi Wada Movie
43. 1960 When a Woman Ascends the Stairs as Matsukichi Sekine 8.0 Movie
44. 1960 The Five Jolly Thieves Movie
45. 1959 Seniors, Juniors, Co-Workers Movie
46. 1959 New Third-Class Executive as Kumahira Onizuka Movie
47. 1959 Ishimatsu Travels with Ghosts Movie
48. 1959 Three Generations of Company Presidents Part II Movie
49. 1959 Diary of a Company President: Peaceful Period Movie
50. 1958 The Naked General Movie
51. 1958 Summer Clouds Movie
52. 1958 Little Peach as Suga Movie
53. 1957 Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 2 as Sōda Hajime Movie
54. 1957 Untamed Woman as Onoda, the second husband Movie
55. 1957 Snow Country as Inn proprietor Movie
56. 1956 Flowing as Yoneko's Ex 7.2 Movie
57. 1956 The Storm Movie
58. 1956 Easy-Going Married Couple Movie
59. 1956 A Wife's Heart Movie
60. 1956 Street of Shame as Mr. Nomura 7.7 Movie
61. 1956 Swordsman of the Two Sword Style as Kamo Jinnai Movie
62. 1956 Early Spring as Sakamoto 7.5 Movie
63. 1956 Sudden Rain as Kawakami Movie
64. 1955 Ejima and Ikushima as 井口 Movie
65. 1955 The Romance of Yushima Movie
66. 1955 Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple as Toji Gion 7.2 Movie
67. 1955 Twilight Saloon as Kibe Movie
68. 1955 Tsubakuro kasa Movie
69. 1955 Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji as Genta 7.4 Movie
70. 1955 Here Is a Spring Movie
71. 1955 Floating Clouds as Seikichi Mukai 7.7 Movie
72. 1955 Foul Play as Goro Seo Movie
73. 1954 Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto as Toji 7.2 Movie
74. 1954 Mother's First Love Movie
75. 1954 Late Chrysanthemums as Itaya 7.2 Movie
76. 1954 Seven Samurai as Shichiroji 8.5 Movie
77. 1953 Jirocho Strikes a Daring Blow Movie
78. 1953 Moth Lamp Movie
79. 1953 Jirocho's Home-Coming Movie
80. 1952 One Thousand Ryo Ship in the Wind and Clouds Movie
81. 1952 The Woman Who Touched the Legs Movie
82. 1952 Ikiru as Yakuza 8.3 Movie
83. 1952 Mother as Sokichi Kimura 7.0 Movie
84. 1952 Zoku Shurajō Hibun: Hiryū no Maki Movie
85. 1952 The Life of Oharu as Tasaburo Hishiya 7.7 Movie
86. 1952 Vendetta of a Samurai Movie
87. 1951 The Tale of Genji Movie
88. 1951 Jushu karasu Movie
89. 1950 A Man from Akagi Movie
90. 1950 Rashomon as Policeman 8.0 Movie
91. 1950 The Motherland Far Far Away as Tommy Shôkyokusai Movie
92. 1950 G-men of Japan 2: Bloody Duel at Shipwreck Cape Movie
93. 1949 Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 2 as Shinkichi Movie
94. 1949 Yotsuya Ghost Story Part 1 as Shinkichi Movie
95. 1948 The Fifth Witness Movie
96. 1941 The 47 Ronin as Fuwa Kazuemon 6.9 Movie
97. 1937 Humanity and Paper Balloons as Isuke 7.8 Movie
98. 1936 Priest of Darkness as Kenta Movie

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